RDD 132
Another hour passed and we got a visitor, Charlotte showed up with an excited smile.
She ran and started calling Sophia's name. The little girl was holding a flute.
"Sophia, I can play twinkle twinkle little star using a flute!"
"Wow! Sister, I want to see, I want to see!"
The two little girls started playing. It seems that Charlotte didn't have a music class today because she went to our house very early.
The harmony Charlotte played was too amateur because she could not play the flute continuously. Still, Sophia was clapping her hands and praised Charlotte.
The music echoed in the house and even the workers heard it. Charlotte rubbed her nose with pride after she finished the 'twinkle twinkle little star' with many pauses in between.
"Wow! My sister is so gweat!"
Sophia clapped her small hands enthusiastically.
Charlotte glanced at Roman who didn't budge even though the two girls were loud. He kept turning the page of the book with no problem.
"Humph!'
Charlotte scoffed at him and walked away.
"It's nice music," Roman said.
"Hah, I don't want to hear it from you." Charlotte grinned. Even though she was acting mad, she was actually happy that Roman praised him.
"Although you need more practice. You have many pauses."
"Humph!"
Anyway, the kids were doing well. Penelope gave them snacks and the kids thanked her. It seems that Charlotte became close with our family.
"Thanks, Auntie! Your sandwich is really the best! My Nanny just gave me a rotten apple and it tastes horrible!"
"..."
Penelope's lips twitched and looked at me. We both have an idea of what was happening. However, we felt like it was not a good thing to intrude on their family. In the first place we were just neighbors.
"Last time she pinched my back because she was angry that I saw her rummaging through my parents' room."
"W- what!?"
Penelope and I were shocked when Charlotte dropped a bomb.
"Charlotte... Can you tell me what your Nanny did?"
"Yeah, Nanny was looking for my Mom's bank account. When I saw her rummaging the room, she pinched my back and threatened me not to say it-- Ah! I said it! No!'
She gasped and immediately covered her mouth. Charlotte was a talkative girl and she could not keep a secret.
She started crying when she realized that she told her what her Nanny did.
"Wuuwuuwuwu... Nanny will hurt me. Wuuwuuwuwu."
Sophia was confused about why her sister Charlotte was crying. Still, she hugged her and patted her back just like how Penelope comforted her whenever she was crying.
"Sister Charlotte, everything will be alright! Mommy and Dajjy are here to protect you!"
"Really?" Charlotte asked with teary eyes.
"Yes! I promise!"
I now realized that this was getting serious. I approached the kids who were still oblivious to the world. They didn't know how heartbreaking the topic was.
Penelope looked at me, as adults this became our responsibility. There's a limit on how much we can ignore this maltreatment.
"Charlotte, sweetie, can Auntie Penelope see your back."
"Okay! Mommy said that I shouldn't show my body to boys but Auntie is a girl so you are fine."
Penelope took Charlotte to the bathroom.
"Oh, my God!"
A few seconds later, I heard my wife's scream. I immediately knocked on the door. Even the five workers became alert when they heard the scream.
"H- Honey, I'm fine."
"I see..."
When the five workers heard that nothing bad happened, they returned to their job.
Penelope and Charlotte came out of the bathroom. This time, Penelope was the one crying.
"She deserves to go to jail! How dare she did this to a child!?"
"Honey, explain it to me."
Penelope told me what she witnessed. Charlotte had dozens of red marks on her back.
"When Mommy asked me about the red marks on my back, I said that they were mosquito bites."
"I assume that's what your Nanny told you."
Penelope turned livid.
"That's right, Auntie."
Charlotte nodded. Perhaps she didn't know the heaviness of this situation.
"Do you have your Mother's contact number?"
"Yes... But Mommy only shows up when it's the weekend. As for Daddy, he is busy most of the time."
"Don't worry, I'm sure your Mom will show up this time."
I gave the phone to my wife and let her converse with Charlotte's mother, Nicole Estradiol.
It took Penelope two calls before someone picked up.
The two women started talking, I didn't hear Nicole's response but based on their conversation, it seemed that Nicole was clueless about her daughter's maltreatment.
Then Penelope passed the phone to Charlotte and let the mother and daughter talk. In the end, Charlotte started crying and told the story.
I took a day off but I didn't expect that this situation would happen. Our interference would bring changes to Charlotte but I believe it was a good thing.
"You guys. You can leave your documents on the table. I will read them later. Wait outside, we will use the car."
"Thanks, boss."
After that situation, the job for today was done and the five workers were confident that they would finish the renovation tomorrow. In the first place, most of the job was painting the walls.
They put the photocopies of their documents and left the house.
"Honey, I will return after going to the shop and take the shop. Look after the kids while I'm gone."
"Have a safe trip."
Penelope waved her hand. Charlotte was still staying in the shop. As for the Nanny, she didn't know the danger she would face tonight.